UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
January 16, 2008
RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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001-13122
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95-1142616 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
350 S. Grand Ave., Suite 5100
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(Address of principal executive offices)
(213) 687-7700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
On January 16, 2008, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.
(“Reliance”) decided to replace Reliance’s independent registered accountant and external auditor,
Ernst & Young LLP (“E&Y”), with KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) for the year ending December 31, 2008. E&Y will
continue as Reliance’s independent registered accountant for the year ended December 31, 2007 and
will continue to provide tax and other services to Reliance as may be requested by Reliance from
time to time. The Board of Directors ratified and approved this change. E&Y was notified of this
decision on January 17, 2008.
KPMG’s engagement is subject to the completion by KPMG of its client acceptance and transition
procedures.
E&Y’s reports on Reliance’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended
December 31, 2006 and 2005 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were
not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. During the
years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 and through the date of this Form 8-K, there have been no
disagreements between Reliance and E&Y on any matter of accounting principles or practices,
financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedures, which, if not resolved to the
satisfaction of E&Y, would have caused E&Y to make reference to the subject matter of the
disagreement(s) in connection with its report. None of the “reportable events” described in the
Item 304(a)(1)(v) of the Regulation S-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, has occurred during the years ended December 31,
2006 or 2005 or through the date of this Form 8-K.
Reliance has asked E&Y to furnish Reliance with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether E&Y
agrees with the above statements. A copy of E&Y’s letter dated January 23, 2008 is attached as
Exhibit 16 to this Form 8-K. During the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 and through the
date of this Form 8-K, neither Reliance nor anyone acting on its behalf consulted KPMG regarding
(1) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or
proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on Reliance’s consolidated financial
statements or (2) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement with E&Y on accounting
principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedures, which if
not resolved to the satisfaction of E&Y, would have caused E&Y to make reference to the matter in
its report, or a “reportable event” as described in the Item 304(a)(1)(v) of the Regulation S-K.
Item 9.01. Exhibits.
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Financial Statements of Business Acquired |
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Not Applicable. |
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Pro Forma Financial Information |
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Not Applicable. |
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Exhibits. |
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Letter dated January 23, 2008 to
the Securities and Exchange Commission
from Ernst & Young LLP. |